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APPLlcArmN FILED APR.4. 1917..

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To all whom t may concern:

`Be it known that ll, @ARRET TERrnNING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Figure'loys, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

rllhis invention relates more particularly to a `class of amusement devices. l

My invention has for its object primarily to provide a toy made perferably in the form of a person representing a soldier with a gun which is adjustable for beingraised and lowered to and from firing positions so as to interest and amuse children when at play, and which mainly consists of a ligure with a chambered body having one or more passages leading into the chamber. The body is provided with :Hexible arms carrying a gun, and in the body is arranged manually operative mechanism for raising the gun so as to be disposed at intervals in positions as being aimed at an object.

Other objects of the invention are to provide spring actuated means for reversely operating the mechanism to lower the gun; and to provide a mechanical toy of a simple, eflicient and durable construction which may be made in various sizes and shapes.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate c0rresponding parts in all the views, and will then be pointed out in the claimsat the end of the description.

ln the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation` of one form of mechanical toy embody` ing my invention. w

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section, partly in detail, taken through the toy.

lFig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, partly in detail, taken on the line lll-lill of F ig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view, partly fragmentary, of the operating mechanism employed in the toy.

'l`he device, or toy is preferably made in the form of a figure, as 10, representing a person such as a soldier having a body 11, head 12, arms 13, la, and legs 15, 16 which i Specification of Letters Patent. Patented ,I 3,11, 14, 1919, Application led April 4, 1917. Serial No. 15.135851.`

may be supported ona base 16. The ligure 11 may be molded of metal, plastic material, or carved 'from wood by being formed of two halves which may be fastened together in any suitable manner, and the arms 13 and 14 of the figure may be of cloth, or otherwise made so as to be flexible for being swung upwardly and downwardly in a nat- `ural fashion. In the hands 17 and 18 of the arms of the ligure is held a gun, or rifle, as 19, arranged so as to be raised to a ring position extending from the shoulder of the ligure as well as being reversely moved.

ln the body 11 of the figure 10 is a substantially rectangular chamber 2O extending from one of the hips of the figure to the shoulder thereabove, and in the back of the body is an elongated slot 21 which leads into the chamber. Communicating with the lower end of the chamber 20 is an elongated recess 22 which extends downwardly into the legs `of the ligure, and communicating with the upper end of the chamber may be a passage 23 extending upwardly in the head of the figure as well as outwardly through the back of the head. Also in one side of the body l1 is an elongated opening, as 24, leading into the cha1nber 20 and the upper end part of this opening is enlarged as well as terminating with an edge which is curved toward the front of the figure to provide a guide 243;.

In order to permit the rifle to be raised to ring positions at intervals, I provide manually operative mechanism, as 25. The mechanism 25 `has a block 26 which is somewhat the shape of a cube of a size so as to be moved freely upwardly and `downwardly in the chamber 20 of the body 11, and on one face of the block is pivoted at 26EL a plate, or bar 27 protruding through the opening 24 so as to be slidably guided upwardly and downwardly in this opening with the movement of the block, and the upper end of this bar 27 is curved, as at 27a. To the free end of this bar screwed, or otherwise rigidly fastened'the lower end, or butt of the rifie 19. Projecting laterally from another face of this block through the slot 21 is a plate, or handle 29 of a length so that its free end protrudes some distance beyond the back of vso the body of the figure to allow the mechanism to be operated manually.

Serving to yieldingly hold the block normally in the lower end of the chamber 20 of the body of the figure, to the central part of the lower end of the block is held the upper end of a spring, as 33, which is movably disposed downwardly in the recess'22 of the body, and the lower end of this spring is held inthe lower end of this recess. This spring also serves to cause a reverse action of the mechanism 25 whenoperated-.to raise the rilie to a firing position, as will be hereinafter vmore 'fully explained.

To' permit the mechanismv 24 to be manuallyl operated independently of its operation byy the handle 29'to the upper end of the block QGmay be fastened one end of a line, or cable-36 whichV is movably guided through thepassage '23: of the head of the figure as well as being guided over a pin 37 provided crosswise of the passage. The line-36 is of alength to extend somedistance beyond the head ofthe gure, and on the free end of this .line may be a ring, as 38,'to allow the line to be pulled.

When it is desired to operate the toy either the line 36 may-be pulled downwardly, or the handleI 29zof=the mechanism 24- may be forced upwardly in the slot 21 ofthe body of theiigure. In either instance the block 26 ofthe mechanism will be guided upwardly in the chamber 20-of the body, and the bar 27 with the firing implement together with the arms 13 and 14 of the figure will be likewisemoved upwardly. When the block 26 is moved to the upper end of the opening 2a the curved end-2'?L of the bar 27 will contact with the-curved upper end or guide 24 ofthe opening-24, andthis vbar will be swung on the pivot-26a for causing the rifle to be raised to a ring position, as indicated at 39 Fig. 1. When-the line 36 yand the handle 29 are released the tension of thefspring 33 will cause a reverse-actionl of the mechanism 9A for lowering therifle. In this manner a toy of a simple, durable `and eflicient form is lprovided for amusing children.

In the foregoing description, I have embodied the preferred form of my invention, but-I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I am aware that modilications may be made therein without departing from the principle, or sacricing any of the advantages of this invention, therefore I reserve to myself vthe right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope thereof.

Having thus described lmy invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. A- toy consisting of aflgureA with a chamberedbody and theupperend of said chamber being formed to provide a guide, a block movable in the chamber, a gun having -in the chamber for reversely moving the block to cause the gun to be lowered following the release of said operative means. 7

2. A toy consisting of a ligure with a chambe-red body and the upper end of said chamber being formed to provide a guide, a gun, two flexible arm members attached to the body of the ligure as well as being attached to the gun, a block movable in the chamber and the butt of the gun being pivoted to the block, said block being manually operable to coact with the guide in the chamberso that the gun will be raised and guided to firing positions, and a spring in the chamber for reversely moving the block to cause the gun4 to be lowered following the release of saidblock.

3. A toy consisting of a ligure with a chambered body and the upper end of said chamber being formed to provide a guide, a gun, two flexible arm members attached to the body of the ligure as wellas being attached to the gun, a block movable in the chamber and the butt of the gun being pivoted to the block, means on the block, manually operable for moving the block to coact with the guide in the chamber so that the gun-will be raised and guided to firing positions, and a. spring in the chamber for reversely moving the block to cause the gun to be lowered following the release of said operative means.

4. A toy consisting of a ligure with a chambered body, a gun, two flexible arm members attached to the body of the ligure as well as being attached to the gun, and spring actuated means in the chamber and the butt of the gun being pivoted to the 1,10 means, said means being manually operable so that the gun will be raised and guided to firing positions.

5. A toy consisting of a figure with a chambered body, a gun, two lieXible arm members attached to the body of the figure as well as being attached to the gun, mechanism in the chamber. and the butt of the Uun being pivoted to the mechanism, said meianism being manually operable so thatthe 12o gun will be raised and guided to firing posit-ions, and a spring in the chamber for reversely operating the mechanism to cause the gun to be lowered following the release of said operative mechanism.

6. A toy consisting of a figure with a chambered body and the upper end of said chamber being formed to provide a guide, movable means in the chamber, a gun having itsbutt pivoted to the movable means, two 130 liexilole arm members attached to the body of the figure as well as being attached to the gun, a handle en the movable means, manually operable for moving the block to eoaet with the guide in the chamber so that the gun Will be raised and guided to firing positions, and a spring in the chamber '.tor reversely moving' the movable means to cause GARRET TERPENING. Witnesses GEORGE F. BENTLEY, V.. M. RUMPH.

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